Investment Promises that Payoff: A Glimpse at the Costa Rica Real Estate Market

There are a number of things in this world that seem too good to be true and usually end up being just that. On the surface, the “good thing” seems fine but as you research the opportunity further, you find that there are so many strings attached that you’d end up being a modern day Pinocchio if you moved forward with it. It happens. But there are some occasions where things that seem too good to be true only get better as you learn more about them. Based on the trends of the last 10 to 15 years, the opportunities in Costa Rica real estate are an example of the latter.

Since the mid to late 1990s, the Costa Rica real estate market has taken off. The nation, which is only about the collective size of New Hampshire and Vermont, has attracted investors for a number of reasons:

- The land is inexpensive compared to equivalent purchases in North America

- Investment incentives are offered left and right to foreign investors

- Building and developing land costs far less in Costa Rica than the U.S.

- The increase in public interest in Costa Rica as a vacation destination and corporate interest in the nation as a cost-efficient locale for additional manufacturing facilities and corporate offices

All of these factors, combined with about a half dozen more, are what have lured many North American real estate investors to pool their monies out of the troubled U.S. real estate market investments and pour the funds into Costa Rica real estate. For some real estate investors, the intention for investing in Costa Rica is to make a quick profit to recoup the monies they’ve lost (or anticipate losing) in U.S. markets. For others, however, the maneuver of strategically investing in Costa Rica real estate is not only to sustain the integrity of current real estate investments but also to diversify their real estate portfolio.

There are investment opportunities all throughout Costa Rica—from the Northern Pacific coast, the Southern Pacific coast, the Caribbean coast, and all of the areas in between—but land prices in each area can vary significantly, as can the speed of the returns on the initial investment. Therefore, regardless of an investor’s investment intention, he or she will need to do significant research to determine where the best locations in Costa Rica are for the types of investments they’re interested in.

If you’re interested in learning about the great real estate investment opportunities in Costa Rica, there are a number of online sources to review because people are selling land and property left and right. Before you whip out the checkbook though, I recommend that you take a minute to visit DevelopingParadise.com. Through the site, you’ll be able to obtain a free DVD and the special report, ‘Investors Blueprint to Costa Rica Riches’ which provides a thorough overview of the real estate market in Costa Rica. Learn some of what investors who are already prospering know, and access other key information regarding Costa Rica real estate investments. by David Lovendahl, Developing Paradise TM

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